Dermatologists offer tips on how to prevent and detect skin cancer Dermatologists offer tips on how to prevent and detect skin cancer As Skin Cancer Awareness Month comes to a close, Penn experts offer tips to spot skin cancer early, how to keep it away for good, and much more.
Early-life seizures prematurely wake up brain networks tied to autism Early-life seizures prematurely wake up brain networks tied to autism An antiepileptic drug may keep synapses associated with autism ‘silent’ following seizures so the brain can develop normally during the critical early years of brain development.
Hormones flatten social hierarchy and synchronize behaviors Penn Integrates Knowledge professor Michael Plattnocred Hormones flatten social hierarchy and synchronize behaviors Findings from a study of male rhesus macaques from PIK professor Michael Platt and postdoc Yaoguang Jiang could lead to treatment options for social impairments in disorders like autism and schizophrenia.
Bioengineer takes big step forward in radical approach to treating neurodegeneration Bioengineer takes big step forward in radical approach to treating neurodegeneration Research by D. Kacy Cullen, an associate professor of neurosurgery in the Perelman School of Medicine, could aid patients with neurodegenerative disorders like Parkinson’s disease.
Future doctors take to the community Future doctors take to the community A course developed at the Perelman School of Medicine connects medical students with high-risk patients in Philadelphia through apprenticeships with community health workers.
NICU uses volunteer cuddlers to calm premature babies A cuddling program at Penn Medicine’s Chester County Hospital provides babies in the NICU with positive touch during medical procedures. NICU uses volunteer cuddlers to calm premature babies It seems intuitive that holding a baby provides comfort, but a recent study found that human touch plays a major role in the progression of infant neurodevelopmental function.
Technology, aging patients, and the people who care for them Penn Integrates Knowledge professor George Demiris takes a two-pronged approach to research: One examines the family caregivers of hospice patients, their stress and anxiety levels, and their input into the decision-making process. The second relates to technology and aging, specifically smart homes and how passive-monitoring systems—sensors that track motion, for instance—can figure into someone’s life. Technology, aging patients, and the people who care for them In a quest to ease the care process for older adults and the very sick, as well as their family-member caregivers, PIK professor George Demiris is studying the intersection of smart-home technologies and health informatics.
Immune system function in the microgravity of space Immune system function in the microgravity of space Researchers from the School of Engineering and Applied Science and the Perelman School of Medicine are developing a technology to better understand how microgravity negatively affects immune system function.
Dogs born in the summertime more likely to suffer heart disease Dogs born in the summertime more likely to suffer heart disease Dog days of summer: a study out of the Perelman School of Medicine and the School of Veterinary Medicine has found a correlation between canine health and birth season.
Different diseases elicit distinct sets of exhausted T cells Different diseases elicit distinct sets of exhausted T cells A new study by researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine found that immune systems that are battling long-term infections or chronic diseases are left fatigued, and identified nine distinct varieties of exhausted T cells, or Tex.